Commercial Photography Commissions

My friend and professional free-skier Hadley Hammer is one of today’s top female ski athletes. 4 years ago, shortly after we met, she hiked up to the top of a line called Smart Bastard in the backcountry adjacent to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. What happened next quickly became part of local legend. I stood in a location where probably dozens … Read more

A Monumental Project Monumental was a campaign project for Powder Magazine that focused on skiing in five of the United States’ National Parks in tribute to the 100 Year Anniversary of the park system. The editors at Powder chose to highlight – Yosemite, Glacier, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, and Olympic National Parks. Powder’s goal was to create an online digital feature, hardcover … Read more

There I was quietly walking my downhill mountain bike across the grass to the Teewinot Lift, on opening day for mountain biking at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), when the text came through on my phone. The marketing director was asking if I wanted to takeover their Instagram account again? The answer was a bold OF COURSE! From there I asked if there … Read more

After the success of the photography shoot that Jay did for the Teton Science Schools in winter for their Yellowstone National Park snowcoach tours, they hired him again. This time to produce a series of 50 marketing images that they could use to help promote their summer tours into the Grand Teton National Park. The mission was the same – the Teton Science School was … Read more

The Trust for Public Land commissioned Jay to create a landscape photograph that could be used as a framed fine art print to be given as a gift to a private land donor. The private donor was giving The Trust for Public Land one thousand acres of prime wildlife and forest property that will eventually become protected National Forest. As a thank you, The … Read more

Teton Science Schools hired Jay to produce a series of 50 marketing images that they could use to help promote a brand new Yellowstone National Park winter snow coach tour. The Teton Science School was looking for images that not only captured their guests interacting on the tour, but also what the guests got to see and experience during their day in Yellowstone. In … Read more

Wyoming Tourism came to us asking for a new perspective on the free concert series that towns in Wyoming use as a marketing tool. They obtained unlimited access for us to a weekend concert blowout in Jackson, Wyoming. The goal of the project was to produce photos that Wyoming Tourism could put into their image bank to then license to tourism agencies … Read more

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort asked if we would like to takeover their Instagram account for 4 days as part of their #marchradness marketing program. We gladly accepted their invitation by highlighting some of Jay’s favorite winter images that he captured both last season and this season during the 4 day takeover. Not only did the concept pay, it paid dividends on our social media … Read more

The Leavenworth Mountain Association invited Jay and 4 other photographers to Leavenworth, Washington, to compete against each other with the final goal of producing a slideshow that highlighted mountain culture. Each photographer had 72 hours to photograph and one day to edit and produce a 2-5 minute slideshow that told a specific story that they had discovered during their visit. … Read more

Wagner Custom Skis came to us with a simple request, create photos for an upcoming catalog. The photos need to highlight the Wagner Custom Skis brand. They need to feature accomplished skiers, but also the idea that Wagner Custom Skis can build a ski for anyone, who skis any type of terrain, in any type of conditions. We spent two seasons … Read more